About Brandon Isleib

Author of Playing for a Winner: How Baseball Teams' Success Raises Players' Reputations; sometimes-writer at GatheringMagic and Muse Vessel; card name/flavor text team for Magic 2015; Wizards of the Coast's first Digital Event Coordinator; directly responsible for the verb "create" on Magic cards; legislation editor for Seattle; voracious music consumer; Christian.

The three largest creatures in my Esper-colored Commander deck are 5/5, 3/6, and 3/4. My commander is a 1/2 with a damage-prevention tap effect. The deck wins games. Welcome to the bizarre world of Lady Evangela. Advertisements

Black-white isn’t my favorite combination – that would be green-blue – but I’ve made many decks over the years that have stuck with me as favorites. Innistrad and New Phyrexia had dark themes that make combining darkness and light a … Continue reading →

There are some very Spikey ways to win with Animar as your commander. This deck isn’t one of them, but if it’s a duel or a 3-player game it will win you your fair share while being plenty of fun. … Continue reading →

Yeah, I’ve got your attention now, don’t I? I’m talking straight-up about winning. And before you ask the question to the omniscient and conveniently absent narrator’s perspective, I’m not talking about winning from a fuzzy after-school special point of view/drivel. … Continue reading →

X spells fascinate me. They’re things to win with when you go infinite, they’re things to use up early if you have to, and they’re powerful in long games. Plus, a capital X looks cool. There are 183 X spells … Continue reading →

I’m here today with one of my favorite players, Mr. Inverse McDumbpants. I’d introduce him to you, but my words don’t do him justice, so I’ll let him do his own introducing through this exclusive interview. Advertisements

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